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Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMIT Creates Tiny Backpacks For Cells - Polymer Patches Could Ferry Drugs, Assist In Cancer Diagnosis MIT engineers have outfitted cells with tiny "backpacks" that could allow them to deliver chemotherapy agents, diagnose tumors or become building blocks for tissue engineering. Michael Rubner, director of MIT's Center for Materials Science and Engineering and senior author of a paper on the work that appeared online in Nano Letters on Nov. 5, said he believes this is the first time anyone has attached such a synthetic patch to a cell.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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